Improvement in baking-stands



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Baking-Stand 1 N0. I65 899, I Patentedluly 20,1875.

bLPEr ERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAFHER, WASNINGTDN. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIOE.

JOHN A. WATSON, OF LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAKING-STANDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 165,899, dated July 20, 1875; application filed June 12, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. WATSON, of Lexington, in the county of Holmes and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and Impr'ox'ed Baking-Stand and I do hereby declare that the foilowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation; Fig. 2 an underside view.

The invention relates to means whereby the baking-pans of stoves may be changed in position, and manipulated with facility, convenience, and without burning the hands.

The invention consists in a pan-stand, Which will firstbe described in connection with drawing, and then pointed out in the claim.

A represents the stand, the upper surface of which is intended to receive the bakingpan, while the lower surface is provided with a number (preferably four) of caster-Wheels or rollers, B. The latter are journa-led in a hearing, (3, that is swiveled on a pivot-pin or bolt, D. E are a series of holes, (preferably four,) placed at intervals near the edge of stand, and receiving the loop f of hand-rods F.

This baking-stand and hooks are to be used with the ordinary cooking-stove orbake-ovens, and to be constructed of zinc, sheet-iron, soapstone, and probably other material. It may also embrace a variety of patterns and sizes, and be nore or less elevated, according to the size of the casters. The hooks are to be made of a convenient length, say, from one and a half to four feet, for the convenience of turning the stand and changing its position while in the hot oven. This avoids the. necessity of thrusting the hand into the hot stove-oven, for the purpose of moving and changing the bakingpan from one position to another, and also the frequent burning of the hands through theintense heat of the oven; also, thejar or jolting incident to moving hot baking-pans with the hands, my little stand running smoothly over the floor of the oven.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to provide a baking-stand with rollers, or to turn JOHN AROHIBALD WATSON.

Witnesses:

H. F. WILLIS, J. H.'LEVY. 

